Definition of 'bramble'

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bramble

(bræmbəl )

Word forms: plural brambles

countable noun [usually plural]

Brambles are wild prickly bushes that produce blackberries.

I became caught in the brambles.

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bramble in British

(ˈbræmbəl )

noun

any of various prickly herbaceous plants or shrubs of the rosaceous genus Rubus, esp the blackberry

bramble in American

(ˈbræmbəl ; bramˈbəl)

noun

any of a genus (Rubus) of generally prickly shrubs of the rose family, as the raspberry, blackberry, or dewberry

any prickly shrub or vine

Derived forms

brambly (ˈbrambly)

adjective

Word origin of 'bramble'

ME brembel < OE bræmel < brom, broom

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There have also been reports of apple trees and brambles coming into blossom. Times, Sunday Times (2015)It was tipping it down and we had to clear all the trees and brambles to get access. The Sun (2009)They evidently find the densely planted crop a satisfactory alternative to the nettles and brambles that they generally build in. Times, Sunday Times (2006)The males will soon be building nests in the brambles and tall nettles at the foot of the farmyard hedges. Times, Sunday Times (2006)One theory was that the pair had tumbled from a ledge down a cliff face partially covered with trees and brambles. Times, Sunday Times (2009)I wanted to grow brambles and ivy around it so it looked like a ruined castle '. Times, Sunday Times (2012)The odds against bringing it back upstream, through the tangle of brambles and nettles and against such a flow, were minuscule. Times, Sunday Times (2007)HOW can I get rid of brambles and nettles? The Sun (2015)

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Definition of bramble from the Collins English Dictionary

The verb be is used as an auxiliary verb and it can also be used as a main verb. See Types of main verb. The verb be is irregular. It has eight different forms: be, am, is, are, was, were, being, bee...